A systematic review of the evidence for single stage and two stage revision of infected knee replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Periprosthetic infection about the knee is a devastating complication that may affect between 1% and 5% of knee replacement. With over 79 000 knee replacements being implanted each year in the UK, periprosthetic infection (PJI) is set to become an important burden of disease and cost to the healthcare economy. One of the important controversies in treatment of PJI is whether a single stage revision operation is superior to a two-stage procedure. This study sought to systematically evaluate the published evidence to determine which technique had lowest reinfection rates.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was undertaken using the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases with the aim to identify existing studies that present the outcomes of each surgical technique. R

SUBMITTER: Masters JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3734185 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature